Nature never excuses lapses.

You will soon break the bow if you keep it always stretched.

At fifteen life had taught me undeniably that surrender, in its place, was as honorable as resistance, especially if one had no choice.

Great services are not canceled by one act or by one single error.

Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.

The chief cause of failure and unhappiness is trading what you want most for what you want right now

One of the most common causes of failure is the habit of quitting when one is overtaken by temporary defeat.

Dwelling on negative thoughts is like fertilizing weeds.

If something's important enough, you should try. Even if you - the probable outcome is failure.

Failure is unimportant. It takes courage to make a fool of yourself.

The wise say that our failure is to form habits: for habit is the mark of a stereotyped world.

To stumble twice against the same stone is a proverbial disgrace.

Failure is the foundation of success, and the means by which it is achieved.

Dream is not that you see in the sleep; dream is that does not allow you to sleep.

Do not be afraid of mistakes, providing you do not make the same one twice.

A person should not be too honest. Straight trees are cut first and honest people are screwed first.

You have committed a double mistake, firstly by not keeping the engagement yesterday and secondly, by coming when you were not expected.

As soon as the fear approaches near, attack and destroy it.

Man knows so much and does so little.

Failure is not a single, cataclysmic event. You don't fail overnight. Instead, failure is a few errors in judgement, repeated every day.

Pollution is nothing but the resources we are not harvesting. We allow them to disperse because we've been ignorant of their value.